Mostly, we just stood still
 

Finished up a middle school girls "tip off" tournament yesterday. Had a consolation game in what I was told was the "losers bracket". It was 6th graders. Final score was 9-6. And this was with 22 minute running halves, so there was plenty of time to score. Here's the extra weird part - all the points were scored on 3 point shots!

At the end of the game, I went to the table to find out, just out of curiosity, how many free throws were missed. The winning team missed all 8 of theirs and the losing team missed all 11 of theirs.

There were probably about 4 or 5 fast breaks in the entire game and only two resulted in actual layup attempts. Of course, both were missed. As you may have surmised, we weren't in bonus in either half for either team.

After the game, I asked my partner what he thought of it. He said he didn't know because he was still asleep. :p

I think next year, they should call this the "Turnover Tournament".

How nervous were you with the realization that with one shot, you could be going to OT?

I have every confidence Mark could have ginned up a credible travel, 3 sec, toe on the line call or some such circumstance, in spite of the comatose partner.:p

Why go to the trouble, when you could just cancel the FT with a lane violation? ;)

Jr. High Girls basketball is awesome!!

I once called a game with 72 APs. Seriously.

Just last week, I called a game in which the final score was 11-3. 2 of the 3 points for the losing team were scored by the winning team on the opening tip.

Jr. High Girls basketball is awesome!!

I once called a game with 72 APs. Seriously.

Just last week, I called a game in which the final score was 11-3. 2 of the 3 points for the losing team were scored by the winning team on the opening tip.

Little Sir Echo...
 

I certainly would have found a foul or three before it got anywhere near this point:eek:

Heck, as slow as they were moving...it wasn't any fouls! Haha!

Must've been awesome in order for you to tell us the story two times.:cool:

Haha...the forum has been telling me I can't post for 30 seconds blah blah blah, but it's posting it twice for me!

Not quite the word I would use to describe it. But hey, to each their own. :rolleyes:

20th Century Basketball ...
 

Consider yourself lucky. Back in the day, that would have been seventy-two jump balls. Seriously.

Ran in to another ref at the grocery store today who worked some of the tournament games on Saturday. He said one of his 8th grade games ended 86-12. YIKES!